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Think Tank 5 (708 KB)Cluster Director for Intelcia Jamaica, Mireille Debruycker, listens as Head of the Global Digital Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporations (JAMPRO), Vivion Scully, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23.
Think Tank 5 (708 KB)Cluster Director for Intelcia Jamaica, Mireille Debruycker, listens as Head of the Global Digital Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporations (JAMPRO), Vivion Scully, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23.

Intelcia Projects 23 Per Cent Increase in Employees by Year End

Global outsourcing company Intelcia is projecting a 23 per cent increase in its employees by the end of 2022. The company, which currently has 608 employees, is expecting to employ an additional 142 persons by the end of this year....
Head of the Global Digital Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Vivion Scully, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23.
Head of the Global Digital Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Vivion Scully, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23.

JAMPRO Continues to Support Investors
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (fifth right, standing); HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right, seated); and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (left, seated), are flanked by graduates of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Apprenticeship Programme during the inaugural graduation ceremony at JAMPRO’s head office in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (fifth right, standing); HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right, seated); and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (left, seated), are flanked by graduates of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Apprenticeship Programme during the inaugural graduation ceremony at JAMPRO’s head office in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14).

First 114 Apprentices Graduate from Global Services Sector Programme
The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.
The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.

CAC Encourages Parents to Invest in Staple Textbooks
The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.
The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.

Average 8.51 Per Cent Increase in Textbook Prices – CAC

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Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon.
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2837 Companies Took Advantage of COJ COVID-19 Compliance Relief

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reporting that 2,837 entities took advantage of its COVID-19 Compliance Relief Initiative, during the initial period from May 2020 to March 2022. The support programme was launched to assist businesses hit hard by the pandemic to formally close without paying the full fees associated with filing closure notices. Due to overwhelming request for...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the annual general meeting of the Gateway Co-Operative Credit Union Limited, which was held at the Noel Fraser Auditorium, West Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists in St. James on Thursday (August 11).
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NIDS Will Make Banking Easier – Dr. Dunn

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the National Identification System (NIDS), when implemented, will make banking easier for citizens. “We believe that NIDS offers to Jamaicans that level of comfort and ease to do transactions,” he said. “Imagine you have a single national identification system that is acceptable everywhere....
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Managing Director of Sisters’ Ink, Opal Levy.
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Goal Setting Critical for Successful Businesses

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to set goals as a key ingredient for business success. Goals are predetermined targets that a business or individual plans to achieve over a set period of time. Managing Director of Sisters' Ink, Opal Levy, explained that goal setting “is when business professionals create specific objectives for the future”. She said that “when creating new businesses,...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, view one of several production lines, during a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 26).
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Red Stripe Commended for Expanding Operations

The management of Red Stripe has been commended for piloting the local brewery giant through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to expand the entity’s operations. This includes further production capacity buildout at the firm’s Spanish Town Road-based plant in Kingston. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who toured the plant, including the built-out facilities,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), congratulates Executive Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen Facey (second right), immediately after cutting the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the ROK Hotel Kingston during a ceremony at its 2-4 King Street location in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). The four-star hotel, which is owned by PanJam, is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand. Also joining in the celebration (from left) are Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Highgate which is managing the hotel, Mahmood Khimji.
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Downtown Kingston Welcomes a Hilton Hotel

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the opening of the new 12-storey ROK Hotel Kingston will significantly contribute to the continued revitalisation of downtown Kingston, by further boosting the area’s economic potential. “It means more income in people’s pockets; it means the return of life in downtown Kingston; and more economic activity can take place,” he said. The...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Jamaica National Accreditation Agency’s (JANAAC) United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate semi-virtual presentation ceremony on Tuesday (July 19). The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.
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Four BSJ Labs Get ISO Certification

Four of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) laboratories have been accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 International Standard. These are the Aggregates, Concrete and Masonry, Cement, and Energy Efficiency Testing Laboratories, which have been validated by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, presented the certificates to representatives of...
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